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mand our Militia and we thought ourselves happy in request-
ing you to march as County Lieutenant; but the Congress

having desired another Gen^t to take the Command, we think
it right to apprize you of it, to prevent any farther Disap-
pointment or unnecessary Trouble on that Head. We have
the Pleasure to inform you, all Accounts agree Gen^l Wash-
ington's Army is strong and in good Spirits and that the
Pennsylvania Militia turns out bravely. We are &^ca
Col^o Ware, S.

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[Council to W. Paca.]

In Council Baltimore 1^st Sept^r 1777.
Sir.
We are a good deal uneasy at the Difficulties we are likely
to be in about the Command of the Militia, not knowing, or
imagining that Congress or General Washington would have
done any Thing about the immediate Command of our Militia;
we requested Col^o Ware to take the Command of the Western
Shore Militia and expected that Col^o Richardson on his
Removal would of Course command those of the Eastern
Shore. We certainly cannot impower Gen^l Cadwalader to com-
mand, but shall be very glad that the Matter may be settled
between General Cadwalader, Col^o Gist & Col^o Richardson to
Satisfaction. We are endeavouring to get a proper Boat in
which to send you 12 Barrels Musquet Powder 2 Tons of Lead
50 Tents 20 Flints 2 Reams musquet Cartridge Paper & 200 3^lb
Shott. We have not got Camp Kettles nor so many Cartridge
Boxes as will be immediately wanted here. Some of the Powder,
Lead and Flints we suppose may be spared for the lower
Counties which want we shall endeavour also to send you a
Medicine Chest. We have stopped the Vessels here, nor
shall suffer any to go out unless under very particular Circum-
stances 'till some Alteration in our Affairs; nor would we
have those at Chester permitted to Sail, but we do not think
it prudent to lay an Embargo by Proclamation, because if we
do, the Assembly must be called without any Expectation of
its meeting, which would but add to our present Difficulties,
many of the Gentlemen of the Assembly being in the march-
ing Militia and their leaving the Militia to attend in Assembly
would likely create Discontent and Confusion. Many Things,
we are apprehensive, must be done, in our unprepared State,
which are not strictly justifiable and for which we must rely on
the Candour & Equity of the Legislature. From the Accounts
we have, Gen^l Washington's Army is healthy and in high
Spirits and well supported by the Pennsylvania Militia; the
Army & Militia are both spoke of as numerous. We are &^ca
W^m Paca Esq^r